High Memory Compute · $240/mo (90 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 90 GB SSD, 7000 GB transfer)
Linode's High Memory 90GB plan is competitively priced but several alternatives offer better raw value when accounting for specs and hidden costs. Hetzner's AX41 and Contabo's Cloud VDS L deliver significantly more CPU/storage at a fraction of the price, though with different trade-offs in support and SLA.
6 vCPU, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe for $45/mo is exceptional value; dedicated hardware with no noisy neighbors unlike cloud instances.
Caveat: Price not confirmed this session (estimated from historical pattern); setup fees apply; traffic overage rates vary by region; no managed backups or Kubernetes support.
48GB RAM, 6 vCPU, 360GB NVMe with unlimited traffic for $86/mo; no per-GB overage charges like Linode.
Caveat: Quoted price is for 24-month prepaid term; 1-month/12-month terms cost significantly more; fair usage policy can throttle sustained high bandwidth; ticket-only support on base tier.
64GB RAM, 6 vCPU, 1TB SSD RAID-1 for $150/mo; includes 10 dedicated IPs and 100GB backup storage; fully managed.
Caveat: Introductory pricing; renewal rates are 2-4x higher; requires 24-36 month prepay to get advertised rate; no Kubernetes or advanced managed services.
64GB RAM, 6 vCPU, 1920GB SSD RAID-1, 10TB transfer for $213/mo; 100% uptime SLA and fully managed support.
Caveat: Advertised price is promotional (often 50% off first 2 months); renewal pricing is meaningfully higher; bandwidth overages billed at market rates.
60GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 100GB SSD for $197/mo; 99.99% SLA and no per-GB overage charges within EU regions.
Caveat: Prices exclude VAT; IPv4 addresses billed separately; APAC regions losing free egress after mid-2026; lower storage than Linode plan.
Before you switch
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hetzner | Dedicated Root Servers (AX line) · AX41 | $45/mo | 64 GB RAM, 6 vCPU, 1024 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Contabo | Cloud VDS (Max Performance VPS) · Cloud VDS L | $86.39/mo | 48 GB RAM, 6 vCPU, 360 GB NVMe | Visit |
| InMotion Hosting | Dedicated Servers · Advanced | $149.99/mo | 64 GB RAM, 6 vCPU, 1000 GB SSD RAID-1 | Visit |
| Leaseweb | Dedicated Servers · Dell R730XD | $183.05/mo | 128 GB RAM, 10 vCPU, 1920 GB SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Public Cloud Compute Instances · r2-60 | $197.1/mo | 60 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 100 GB SSD | Visit |
| Liquid Web | Cloud Dedicated Servers · Mid (Linux) | $213/mo | 64 GB RAM, 6 vCPU, 1920 GB SSD (RAID-1) | Visit |
| Vultr | VX1 · Mem 8vCPU/64GB (Block Storage) | $233.6/mo | 64 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | Dedicated Servers · Intel Tier 2 | $249/mo | 64 GB RAM, 1000 GB NVMe RAID1 | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Virtual Servers · Mem 64GB (Linux, IPv6) | $290/mo | 64 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 640 GB SSD | Visit |
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · POP2-HM-8C-64G | $300.76/mo | 64 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| Vultr | Optimized Cloud Compute · Mem-Opt 8vCPU/64GB/400GB | $320/mo | 64 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 400 GB | Visit |
| Google Cloud | Compute Engine · n2d-highmem-8 | $332.82/mo | 64 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| DigitalOcean | Droplets · Memory-Optimized 64GB | $336/mo | 64 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 200 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Microsoft Azure | Virtual Machines · E8s_v5 | $367.92/mo | 64 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |
| Fly.io | Machines (Performance CPU) · performance-8x - 64GB (derived) | $598.04/mo | 64 GB RAM, 8 vCPU | Visit |